Outbreak of norovirus at Cambridge’s Addenbrooke’s Hospital

Areas of a Cambridge hospital have been shut down due to an outbreak of the vomiting bug, Norovirus.

Ward D9, one bay in the medical short stay emergency unit and two bays on ward D5 at Addenbrooke’s have been closed to the public.

To protect patients and visitors from the bug spreading, bosses have introduced visiting restrictions.

Visiting times on all adult wards are restricted to between 3pm and 5pm and 7pm to 8pm, while a maximum of two adult visitors per patient are allowed on the wards at any one time.

Meanwhile, if a patient bay or ward is closed due to Norovirus, visitors will not be allowed in until further notice.

And visitors are being told to avoid attending hospital if they have been sick or had diarrhoea in the last 48 hours.

People can protect themselves from the bug by washing their hands regularly with soap and water, while if they have sickness and diarrhoea they should stay at home. If necessary, seek medical help by calling a GP or 111.

Ward D9 is the oncology unit, where patients receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and D5 is a planned short stay unit.